Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and more: 7 Bollywood actors who quit smoking and why?
Shah Rukh Khan¡¯s 59th birthday was a delight for his admirers as the actor who once admitted to lighting 100 cigarettes a day revealed that he has quit smoking. This is certainly an influential part of his side as millions of fans look up to him. As we speak about him, here¡¯s a look back at some other known faces in Bollywood who quit smoking and the real reason why!
7 Bollywood actors who quit smoking
1. Shah Rukh Khan
In a video going viral on Instagram from a meet-and-greet SRK held on November 2 where he can be heard saying, ¡°I want to make special films for the next 10 years. I really want to entertain all of you happily. There's a good thing - I'm not smoking anymore, guys.¡± It was during a media event in 2017 that Shah Rukh Khan publicly said that he was planning to quit smoking and drinking for the sake of his children Aryan, Suhana, and AbRam.
2. Salman Khan
Once a chain smoker, Salman Khan decided to let go of cigarettes in 2012 after undergoing treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, also known as the suicide disease. The post-treatment required his lifestyle change and that¡¯s how the Bigg Boss host decided to even quit drinking around the same time and focus better on his health.
3. Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan, a father of three, decided to cut down on his smoking habits following the insistence of his kids with Reena Dutta - Junaid Khan and Ira Khan. Mr Perfectionist wanted to look ahead to a healthy life right after he welcomed a baby boy, Azaad with his ex-wife Kiran Rao in 2011.
4. Ranbir Kapoor
Bollywood¡¯s very own heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor¡¯s journey against smoking began in 2011 at the time when filmmaker Anurag Basu held a bet with him to not smoke on the sets of Barfi. This cut down on his smoking frequency after his mother, Neetu Singh also insisted on improving his lifestyle. Kapoor became a 100% non-smoker in 2022 after he welcomed his daughter Raha with actress Alia Bhatt.
Ranbir told Nikhil Kamath recently, ¡°I started smoking cigarettes which became a very nasty habit from the age of 17 till last year when I finally quit. When I became a father, I started feeling very unhealthy.¡±
5. Hrithik Roshan
It was in 2019 when Hrithik Roshan after several failed attempts eventually managed to move past his evil habits. Calling cigarettes a ¡®virus¡¯, the Kaabil actor revealed that?Alan Cary's book Easy Ways To Stop Smoking helped him in the process and he smoked his last cigarette before the book ended. He now publicly advocates against the hazardous health complications that come with smoking.
6. Ajay Devgn
Ajay Devgn quit smoking while filming the movie Raid (2018). He used to smoke a lot and once even admitted to smoking as many as 100 cigarettes in a day. His daughter Nysa, the insistence of his wife Kajol and the threat of fines for smoking in public places were among the factors that helped him quit this habit.
7. Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan dumped his smoking habit after a health scare in 2007 when he was hospitalized with chest pain that was later reported as a minor heart attack. The incident convinced him towards a healthier lifestyle and the actor even managed to quit drinking thereafter. He admitted to feeling healthy and alert after this incident.
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